Juridical Evaluation of Marriage Dispensation Based on the Best Interests of the Child Principle
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https://doi.org/10.0805/k310st62Keywords:
dispensasi kawin, kepentingan terbaik bagi anak, evaluasi yuridis, perlindungan anak, pertimbangan hakim., : marriage dispensation, best interests of the child, juridical evaluation, child protection, judicial reasoning.Abstract
This study evaluates marriage dispensation in Indonesia by placing the best interests of the child as a substantive standard for examining legal regulation and judicial reasoning. It addresses three issues: the conformity of marriage-dispensation regulation with child-rights protection; the application of the best-interests principle in Religious Court Determination Number 3/Pdt.P/2026/PA.Btl.; and indicators for evaluating judicial reasoning. This is normative legal research using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Primary legal materials include Law Number 16 of 2019, Law Number 35 of 2014, Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019, Presidential Decree Number 36 of 1990, Constitutional Court Decision Number 22/PUU-XV/2017, and the case material available in the research manuscript. The findings show that Indonesian law establishes a protective framework through a minimum marriage age of nineteen years, compelling reasons, supporting evidence, and procedural guidance. The main challenge is translating the open standard of compelling reasons into child-centered and traceable reasoning. The study formulates ten indicators: age and maturity, the child’s views, health, education, safety, compelling reasons, economic readiness, protective alternatives, family support, and long-term impact. They function as an argumentative audit tool, not a scoring mechanism or substitute for judicial discretion. Because the complete Bantul determination was unavailable, factual assertions are limited to the original thesis.
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